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- Read Me file for Bingo 3.10
- ----------------------------
-
- "I feel you have done a great programming job with
- Bingo ..."
-
- "I've chosen Bingo over most of its competition. It's
- fully featured and configurable and offers and extensive
- menuing system for access to infrequently used commands."
-
- "Enclosed is my registration for Bingo. This is a fine
- piece of work. I must especially compliment the mouse
- interface, which is the best I have seen."
-
- "Great editor! Exactly what I've been looking for.
- Please send the current version if I don't have the
- latest."
-
- "Keep up the good work, Bingo surely is one of the best
- editors around and deserves success."
-
- "Bingo's great!"
-
- "Bingo is an excellent text processor."
-
- "Couldn't live without Bingo now!"
-
- These are some of the things people have said about The Bingo
- Text Editor. Now that you have this copy in your hands, you can see
- for yourself what all the excitement is about.
-
- This file list various pertinent information about the Bingo Text
- Editor such as:
- --> included files
- --> features of Bingo, and what's new with this version
- --> major bugs fixed in this version
- --> some notes about registering
- --> quick guide to geting started
- --> author's comments
- --> how to contact the author
- --> how to acquire the latest version
- --> upgrade policy
- --> registering Bingo through the Public (software) Library (PsL)
-
- Included files on disk/in archive:
- ----------------------------------
-
- README.DOC --> This file. chock full of *extremely* important
- stuff -- read this completely
- BINGO.DOC --> documentation for Bingo; ready to be printed out
- on an ascii line printer, laser printers
- included.
- REGISTER.DOC --> registration form, ready to be printed out on an
- ascii line printer.
- LICENSE.DOC --> License aggreement for Individuals and
- Companies.
- SITELICE.DOC --> Price schedule for site licenses.
- WHATSNEW.DOC --> This file lists new features in this version,
- and the bugs which were fixed in this version.
- SYSOP.DOC --> Distribution terms and information for BBS
- Sysops.
- VENDOR.DOC --> Distribution terms and information for Shareware
- Vendors and User's Groups.
- FILE_ID.DIZ --> description of Bingo v3.10, suitable for BBS
- file description.
- BE.EXE --> Bingo Editor 3.10 executable
- KEYCFG.EXE --> Bingo Editor 3.10 Key Definition executable;
- translates your definitions from text to
- Bingo's 'compiled' format.
- KEYINFO.EXE --> Bingo Editor 3.10 Key Information executable;
- extracts plain text definitions from Bingo's
- compiled format.
- HEXKEY.COM --> Executable to determine Hexadecimal value of
- keystrokes for Keycfg or Chess
- BINGO.CFG --> sample keyboard definition file (the one I use)
- KEYCFG.SET --> compiled key configuration from BINGO.CFG, file
- Bingo looks for on startup
- BINGO.INI --> initialization file for Bingo 3.10
- BINGO.HLP --> help file for the supplied sample keyboard
- definition file (the one I use)
-
- Additionally, a number of additional *.cfg files:
-
- WSKEY.CFG --> sample Wordstar-Like key definition file
- WPKEY.CFG --> sample WordPerfect-Like key definition file
- EMACS.CFG --> sample Emacs-Like key definition file
-
- And a number of *.CHS sample Chess files:
-
- Features of Bingo through version 3.10
- --------------------------------------
- - high speed execution, with particularly fast searches, screen
- handling, and file I/O
- - virtual memory for file storage; up to 240 Megabytes of file storage
- possible; XMS, EMS both supported.
- - CHESS C-like interpreted language giving you access to Bingo's
- powers in a true programmable language with looping, decision
- making, functions, variables and more.
- - multi level UNDO, allowing 'rollback' of changes to files
- - automatic or on-demand text recognition
- - custom define your own keyboard setup
- - superb macro capability
- - complete menu system supporting most Bingo functions
- - multiple files, multiple windows: view different sections of the
- same file, or different files at the same time
- - completely configurable
- - full color support
- - programmable, integrated mouse support
- - support of VGA, EGA, & MCGA extended text modes
- - large suite of utility functions: entab; detab; shift; etc.
- - execute DOS commands, including command-line compilers within only
- ~3k of overhead
- - regular expression search and replace, within and across files.
- - use placemarks to mark positions in files
- - extensive block operation support, include point, line and column
- marking, and two different sets of block operations
- - 27 independent paste buffers
- - wordwrap, paragraph formatting, and autoindent support included for
- text processing work
- - 2 C indentation Modes supports programming in the C programming
- language
- - User-defined delimiter and indentation matching
- - directory list picker
- - both command line and box input paradigms
- - print files & blocks through the serial port, parallel port, or to a
- file, with or without line numbers
- - set printing left margin, top margin, and lines per page
- - automatic processing of errors generated by most developmental tools.
- - execute any keystroke, Bingo function, or Chess function "globally"
- over all files in the ring
- - profile files allow file extension specific settings.
-
- Upgrades
- --------
- This is the release of version 3.10. Users who are currently
- registered users of Bingo are entitled to upgrades according to
- the following chart.
-
- Version Registration Entitled to
- ------- ------------ -----------
- 2.01 or before any v3.10 for USD $5.00
- 2.10 (x) Lifetime v3.10 for USD $5.00
- 2.10 (x) One-time none
- 2.11 (x) Lifetime v3.10 for USD $5.00
- 2.11 (x) Lifetime v3.10 for USD $5.00
- 3.00 (x) Lifetime v3.10 for free
- 3.00 (x) One-time v3.10 for free
-
- Registering
- -----------
- Starting with version 2.10, there is a two-tiered registration
- method. You can register for the current version, one time only,
- for $40.00. This is called Single Version registering. This
- type of registration entitles you to use the current version of
- Bingo, and to support for that version.
- You can also opt for the Lifetime registration, for $75.00. This
- entitles you to subsequent revisions for a $5 fee, and support
- for as long as the product is available.
- People who registered prior to version 2.10 are automatically
- upgraded to Lifetime registrations.
- When you register your copy of Bingo, you will get an executable
- with your name on the opening screen, so you can show everyone
- what an honest person you are.
-
- Contacting the Author:
- ----------------------
- Feel free to contact me any time about any problems, suggestions,
- or just plain discussions concerning Bingo, regardless of whether
- you are registered. Without users, any product, now matter how
- good, is so much raw data sitting on a disk somewhere. Either
- write or call to this address:
-
- Christopher R. S. Schanck
- PO Box 279
- Hanover MD 21076
- (410) 379-9019
-
- Compuserve
- ----------
- Contact me at 70541,3614. This is the most reliable way to
- contact me, as I check my email regularly.
-
- Internet
- --------
- Contact me at cschanck@access.digex.net.
-
- PsL Shareware Registration
- --------------------------
- You can order directly from me at the above address or from
- Public (software) Library with your MC, Visa, AmEx or Discover
- card by calling 800-2424-PsL or 713-524-6394 or by FAX to
- 713-524-6398 or by CompuServe to 71355,470 or by mail to PsL, PO
- Box 35705, Houston, Texas 77235-5705. Bingo's order # is 10399.
- Please use this number when ordering if possible. These numbers
- are *for* *ordering* *only*. For information about dealer
- pricing, volume discounts, site licensing, shipping of product,
- returns, latest version number or other technical information,
- contact me. I repeat, PLEASE DO NOT contact PsL for anything other
- than to place and order.
-
- Compuserve Online Registration
- ------------------------------
- You can register Bingo online via the Compuserve Information
- Service's Software Registration Service. To access this service, GO
- SWREG. Bingo's registration ID # is 411.
-
- Quick Guide to Getting Started
- ------------------------------
- Getting started with Bingo is very easy. Copy all of the files
- into one directory, such as c:\bingo. Place this directory in
- your PATH= statement in your CONFIG.SYS file (this change won't
- take effect until you reboot). Now type:
- be <filename>
- to start Bingo editing the file <filename>.
- Once in Bingo, there are a couple of keys which are important to
- remember. In particular, the Escape key will bring up the main
- menu (kinda important!) and the F1 key will pop up the help file.
- The help file will list most basic commands, but navigation will
- work as you might expect, with the arrow keys and PgUp & PgDn
- moving the cursor.
- Have fun!
-
- Comments & Notes
- ----------------
- Version 3.10 of Bingo is most capable, sophisticated version of
- Bingo ever shipped. It comes with more documentation, more
- sample files, and more auxilary tools than any previous version.
- For example, v3.10 comes with 4 keyboard definition files,
- including Emacs-, Wordstar-, and Wordperfect-like files, plus the
- default Bingo definition. The help file for the default setup
- has likewise been polished.
-
- Getting the Latest Version
- --------------------------
- There are two sure ways to aquire the latest version of Bingo.
- One is by calling the Computer Connections BBS in Washington DC.
- This is a very fine, very large board which is excellently
- managed. It will always have the latest release, and E-Mail left
- for me there will get responded to. The phone number is:
-
- (202) 547-2008
-
- The other way is to look for it on Compuserve, usually as
- BINGOX.ZIP or BExxxx.zip in the IBMAPP area.
-
-